Paediatric Cardiology ST4 - Specialty Specific Application Form Questions

Supporting Information

Evidence (1 of 2)

1. Postgraduate degrees and qualifications, excluding intercalated degrees

List additional qualifications including and limited to Masters, Degree (not intercalated), MD or PhD.

MRCPCH, MRCP and equivalent memberships should not be listed.  

Please ensure MRCP, MRCPCH and equivalent is documented on the Competences page of the application form under the section ST4 only – Entry Requirements

Up to 5 qualifications can be listed, for each qualification include:

• Degree / qualification
• Awarding institution
• Grade if applicable
• Date

2. Clinical Audit

List up to three clinical audits in which you have been involved. Indicate your role and briefly describe the principal findings and outcomes, including changes in clinical practice and re-audit. 

For each audit include:

• Role in audit
• Audit subject
• Findings / outcomes
• Date

3. Training courses

List the training courses most relevant to paediatric cardiology that you have attended.

Up to 5 courses can be listed, for each course include:

• Course title
• Training provider
• Duration
• Date

Supporting (2 of 2)

1. Teaching experience

Provide details of your experience in delivering teaching and education, particularly in respect of paediatric cardiology. Include evidence, where this can be substantiated, of feedback. (Words allowed: 200)

2. Presentations

List the presentations most relevant to paediatric cardiology you have given, including date and forum. For each, state if this was in oral or poster format and detail any awards.

Presentations at local/regional level (Words allowed: 200)

Presentations at national/international level (Words allowed: 200)

3. Research

Describe your contribution to research including the nature of this, a description of your involvement and how the research has expanded the relevant body of evidence. (Words allowed: 200)

4. Publications

List your publications by abbreviated citation, taking care to replace your name with asterisks (***). Publications in peer reviewed journals should be identifiable through a MEDLINE or NCBI PubMed search and book chapters through an accompanying ISBN number. (Words allowed: 200)

5. Quality improvement

Describe, citing specific examples, how you have contributed to quality improvement in the workplace. (Words allowed: 200)

6. Team-focused behaviour

Describe, citing specific examples, how you bring a team-focused model of working to the workplace. (Words allowed: 200)

7. Clinical leadership and management

Describe your experience in clinical leadership and management. State clearly where and when this experience has been gained. (Words allowed: 200)

8. Coping under pressure

Reflect on your ability to practice clinical medicine in a high pressure environment and to cope with the personal pressures this imposes. Cite specific examples if you can. (Words allowed: 200)

9. Career progression

Outline how your training to date demonstrates career progression towards entry into paediatric cardiology training. Alternatively, where relevant provide evidence of progression within the paediatric cardiology training programme. (Words allowed: 200)

10. Suitability to commence five year training programme in paediatric cardiology

Describe why you are a suitable candidate to enter the training programme in paediatric cardiology, or where relevant your suitability to continue training in the specialty. Relevant interests, projects and achievements not already referenced may be described here. (Words allowed: 200)